Road To 2012 - BMX

Road To 2012 is a three year series of features, following the British Cycling BMX Team on their way to the London Olympic Games. From explaining the qualification process, to selection for the team and coverage of major events, British Cycling will document the entire process, with reaction from the Olympic Coaches and the riders themselves. Olympic Cycling's newest event, BMX captured viewers' imagination for the first time in Beijing 2008.

LIAM PHILLIPS PROUD OF OLYMPIC BMX PERFORMANCEAUGUST 2012British Cycling Olympic Podium Programme athleteLiam Phillips was proud of his performance and vowed to come back stronger for the Rio Olympic Games after crashing out in the men’s BMX final in London.

LIAM PHILLIPS RETURNS TO TRAINING FOR LONDON 2012JULY 2012British Cycling Olympic Podium Programme athlete Liam Phillips has returned to full training ahead of the Olympics after recovering from the broken collarbone he suffered at the UCI BMX World Championships in May.

TRE WHYTE AT THE ROYAL TORCH HANDOVER JULY 2012British Cycling Olympic Academy Programme athlete Tre Whyte was among a number of aspiring athletes who greeted the Olympic Torch at Buckingham Palace yesterday, meeting the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in front of huge crowds.

REPORT: UCI BMX SUPERCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MAY 2012British Cycling Olympic Podium Programme athlete Liam Phillips suffered a broken collarbone as he and Shanaze Reade both crashed out at the UCI BMX World Championships in Birmingham.

LIAM PHILLIPS IN SEARCH OF FIRST WORLD TITLEMAY 2012British Cycling BMX Podium Programme rider Liam Phillips has vowed to go all out at this weekend’s UCI BMX World Championships as he goes in search of a first world title.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: UCI BMX SUPERCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSMAY 2012British Cycling has today confirmed the seven Olympic Programme riders who have been selected to compete in the elite event at the forthcoming UCI BMX World Championships taking place at the NIA in Birmingham from 24 – 27 May.

GRANT WHITE: "RANDABERG A KEY WEEKEND FOR US"APRIL 2012Grant White anticipates testing times for British Cycling's Olympic Podium and Academy Programme BMX athletes at the second round of the UCI Supercross World Cup in Randaberg, Norway this weekend.

LIAM PHILLIPS: "I'VE NEVER BEEN BETTER"MARCH 2012Liam Phillips believes that he is currently at a career fastest as he prepares for the opening round of the 2012 UCI BMX Supercross at Chula Vista, USA, adding that he has felt ‘rejuvenated’ since returning to BMX in late 2011.

BRITISH CYCLING'S TALENT TEAM: STARTING THE PATHWAY TO ELITE SUCCESS DECEMBER 2011British Cycling’s introductory Performance Programme, the Talent Team is the first chance cycling’s aspiring future stars get to pull on a Programme jersey. Following the 2011/12 inductions, Luke Webber speaks to coach Gary Coltman about the role coaches, parents and riders play in the formative years of a cyclist.

BRITISH CYCLING REINSTATES BMX OLYMPIC ACADEMY PROGRAMMENOVEMBER 2011Britain’s most promising BMX riders will benefit from the re-establishment of British Cycling's residential BMX Olympic Academy Programme which will open its doors in early December. The first intake of riders will be named in due course following a recent selection event.

REPORT: EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 11/12JULY 2011British Cycling's Olympic BMX Performance Programme competed in its final international competition before the UCI BMX World Championships later this month.

OLYMPIC BMX TEST EVENT TICKETS GO ON SALE MAY 2011Tickets for Olympic Test Events have gone on sale today - with BMX and Mountain Biking two of the first events to host a buildup to London 2012. The bmx event in London takes place on August 19-20.

LIAM PHILLIPS JOINS BRITISH CYCLING TRACK SQUADAPRIL 2011British Cycling has today confirmed that GB BMX rider Liam Phillips will also train with the Track Sprint Programme having shown the power output potential to bid for the Man One* position in the Men's Team Sprint.

LIAM PHILLIPS INJURED AT SEASON OPENERFEBRUARY 2011British Cycling BMX Academy rider and Olympian Liam Phillips is out injured following a crash in the first international race weekend of the 2011 season.

2010/11 BRITISH CYCLING BMX OLYMPIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME TEAM LAUNCHDECEMBER 2010Following the announcement of riders onto British Cycling's Olympic Performance Programmes for BMX, British Cycling introduces the Olympic Development Programme at their first training camp of the season. Luke Webber was there to document the progress made from 2009.

2010/11 BRITISH CYCLING BMX OLYMPIC TALENT TEAM LAUNCHDECEMBER 2010Following the announcement of riders onto British Cycling's Olympic Performance Programmes for BMX, British Cycling Coach Jeremy Hayes introduces the Talent Team at the first training camp of the season. Luke Webber was there to document the progress made from 2009.

GRANT WHITE REACTS TO BMX PERFORMANCE PROGRAMMES SELECTIONNOVEMBER 2010Today, British Cycling's selections for the 2010/11 Performance Programmes were released. Luke Webber talks exclusively to British Cycling's Olympic BMX Coach Grant White about the forthcoming year, the role each Programme plays and what it means to be part of the setup.

GRANT WHITE TALKS BRITAIN'S GREAT BMX COMEBACKSEPTEMBER 2010With the selection of riders to British Cycling's Performance Programmes less than a month away, Olympic BMX Coach Grant White runs through the 2010 season of the British BMX Team, from Talent Team to Podium.

Jeremy Hayes - British Cycling's BMX Olympic Development Programme coach - is travelling across Britain, supporting the regions in their development of club coaches using the BMX Level 2 resource.

SHANAZE READE 2010 UCI BMX WORLD CHAMPIONJULY 2010Shanaze Reade is the 2010 UCI BMX World Champion and will get to wear the rainbow jersey into 2011. After a two year break, Reade came back from injury and Olympic disappointment to retake the biggest annual prize in BMX racing.

2010 UCI BMX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSJULY 2010British Cycling Online brings you the 2010 BMX World Championships live from Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. This is the gateway to all the videos, news, interviews, reports and results fresh from the British Team in the race for the rainbow.

BRITAIN GUARANTEED TWO OLYMPIC BMX SPOTSMAY 2010Following the release of the 2012 Olympic selection documents for nations by the UCI, British BMX has been guaranteed two spots for the London Games should they not qualify a maximum of three men and two women through the points system.

REPORT: EUROPEAN BMX CHAMPIONSHIPS ROUNDS 7/8MAY 2010Shanaze Reade continued her successful European BMX campaign and her return to a full international racing schedule with another win in the European Series. We've got the video and reaction from British Cycling's Olympic BMX Coach, Grant White.

OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION CRITERIA ANNOUNCED FOR LONDON 2012MAY 2010The UCI have announced the qualification criteria for cycling at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Outlining the standards required for each nation to receive a pre-set rider allocation, these regulations detail the standard each Olympic nation must reach to participate in the Games.

REPORT: UCI BMX WORLD CUP ROUND 2 - COPENHAGENMAY 2010We have a full video replay of the moment Liam Phillips produced the race of his life to finish second at round two of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup, along with a full report from Lam's first ever appearance in a World Cup final, and Britain's first male Supercross finalist in 2010.

BMX OLYMPIC TALENT TEAM LAUNCH DECEMBER 2009Last weekend the newly selected British Cycling BMX Talent Team visited Manchester to meet their counterparts and receive coaching from British Cycling staff on and off the bike. Luke Webber joined the riders and Jeremy Hayes to sample the weekends camp and discover the direction on British Cycling BMX development at its entry-level.

BMX OLYMPIC TALENT TEAM: 2010 LINE-UP ANNOUNCEDOCTOBER 2009British Cycling are proud to announce the lineup for the 2009/10 BMX Talent Team - the first step on to British Cycling's Olympic Programme for rider development. This year three riders have been added and you'll find their names after the jump...

BRITISH CYCLING REVEAL NEW OLYMPIC BMX TRAINING FACILITYJULY 2009British Cycling and Manchester City Council, in partnership with New East Manchester, are putting final touches to an ambitious plan to build a £24 million National Indoor BMX Centre in Manchester's Sportcity in a bid to secure a world class BMX training facility for the GB Cycling Team and boost Manchester's position as the home of British Cycling.

TEAM GB AT THE EUROPEAN BMX SERIESJULY 2009Last weekend the British BMX team, headed by Olympic Coach Grant White, took to Cheddar and rounds 13/14 of the European Championship culminating in their best set of results yet. Luke Webber spent a busy two days in the pits and got the latest from a growing squad of young talent.